Charles de Gaulle Calls for Algerian Independence February 5, 1962
Date: February 5, 1962
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Date: February 5, 1962
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An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. Date: September 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 13 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Chinese Police Fire on…
Independence of Rwanda and Burundi. Date: July 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Project Mercury: Scott Carpenter Orbits Earth in Aurora 7, May 24, 1962Continental Airlines Flight 11 Bombing Crash Kills 45, May…
Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people. Date: February 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Burma Military Coup: General Ne Win Seizes…
Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London. Date: September 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 6 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This…
The United States concludes Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Date: November 4, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 4 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Mariner 1…
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis. Date: September 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Alcatraz Escape by Frank Morris and…